Metrics
Opening Weekend: | $10,020,378 (26.4% of total gross) |
Legs: | 3.79 (domestic box office/biggest weekend) |
Domestic Share: | 28.9% (domestic box office/worldwide) |
Production Budget: | $70,000,000 (worldwide box office is 1.9 times production budget) |
Theater counts: | 2,103 opening theaters/2,103 max. theaters, 6.3 weeks average run per theater |
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO | $89,101,777 |
Latest Ranking on Cumulative Box Office Lists
Record | Rank | Amount |
---|---|---|
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 2,401-2,500) | 2,443 | $37,945,884 |
All Time International Box Office (Rank 1,101-1,200) | 1,186 | $93,500,000 |
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 1,401-1,500) | 1,453 | $131,445,884 |
See the Box Office tab (Domestic) and International tab (International and Worldwide) for more Cumulative Box Office Records.
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Movie Details
Domestic Releases: | October 8th, 1997 (Wide) by Sony Pictures |
Video Release: | September 15th, 1998 by Sony Pictures Home Entertainment |
MPAA Rating: | PG-13 for some violent sequences |
Running Time: | 131 minutes |
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Keywords: | Religious, Historical Drama, 1930s, 1940s, 1950s, Dysfunctional Family, POW, Prison Break, Set in Tibet |
Source: | Based on Real Life Events |
Genre: | Drama |
Production Method: | Live Action |
Creative Type: | Dramatization |
Production/Financing Companies: | Mandalay Entertainment, Applecross, Vanguard Films, Reperage |
Production Countries: | Argentina, France, United Kingdom, United States |
Languages: | English, German, Mandarin, Tibetan |
Ranking on other Records and Milestones
Record | Rank | Amount | Chart Date | Days In Release |
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Halloween (All Movies, 3-Day, Inflation Adjusted) | 202 | $7,849,992 | Oct 31, 1997 | 24 |
Columbus Day (All Movies, 3-Day) | 91 | $10,020,378 | Oct 10, 1997 | 3 |
Columbus Day (All Movies, 3-Day, Inflation Adjusted) | 56 | $23,992,148 | Oct 10, 1997 | 3 |
Columbus Day (All Movies, 4-Day, Fri-Mon) | 82 | $11,132,586 | Oct 10, 1997 | 3 |
Columbus Day (All Movies, 4-Day, Fri-Mon, Inflation Adjusted) | 46 | $26,655,146 | Oct 10, 1997 | 3 |
Columbus Day (Opening, 3-Day) | 48 | $10,020,378 | Oct 10, 1997 | 3 |
Columbus Day (Opening, 3-Day, Inflation Adjusted) | 31 | $23,992,148 | Oct 10, 1997 | 3 |
Columbus Day (Opening, 4-Day, Fri-Mon) | 42 | $11,132,586 | Oct 10, 1997 | 3 |
Columbus Day (Opening, 4-Day, Fri-Mon, Inflation Adjusted) | 25 | $26,655,146 | Oct 10, 1997 | 3 |